PASSION OF MY WIFE'S FRIEND
Requesting Permission

As usual, Aruna made milk for her daughter before she went to bed. As soon as she opened the door, she found Elona hugging the bag with the colored pencils that Haikal had bought her.

Aruna did not enter, he deliberately stood in the doorway to see what his daughter would do.

Elona not only clutched her bag and colored pencil, she also occasionally kissed her. Aruna immediately walked over and sat down on the edge of the bed.

Realizing her mother came, Elona immediately put her bag and colored pencil. Her face turned a little scared, but her mother stroked her hair very gently along with a small smile.

"Elona why, baby?" aruna asked later, the boy shook his head.

"Did you ever teach Elona to lie?" asked Aruna and again Elona shook her head.

"Then, now Elona told mom. Elona why the hugging of the bag and the colored pencil given by Uncle Haikal?"

Elona glanced at her mother, before she looked down again.

"I-i"

"If you're talking don't duck, look at me, baby." Aruna raised her daughter's face until the boy dared to look her in the eye. "Now tell mom."

Elona nodded. "I miss Haikal's uncle, mother. I thought I met yesterday, but there was no chance for us to talk. And Haikal's uncle had even gone home" said Elona.

"That's how much Elona misses Haikal's uncle? Until Elona hugged and kissed the gift from her."

"I used to be afraid that Uncle Haikal was like Aunt Ziva, who would take my mother from me. Also uncle Haikal will be just like father, hurting mother. But once I got to know him, it was me who was afraid of losing him" the boy explained.

Aruna took a deep breath, exhaling slowly.

"Elona, baby. I'll tell you, son. Every meeting will have a farewell. And any parting will be painful. We have to learn to lose someone. Uncle Haikal can't be around forever for Elona."

"Can, mother," said Elona.

"How?"

"Mother allowed Haikal's uncle to be my father. Then I could be forever with Uncle Haikal. How, did mom allow it?" ask Elona expectantly.

Hearing Elona's request made Aruna flinch for a moment. He did not know what to answer and explain to his daughter. Because honestly, he was still afraid to start a new story.

The sound of the notification split the silence between them. Aruna grabbed the phone she had placed on her bedside nightstand before making milk. He got a chat from someone.

08xx:

Night, Aruna. This is my new number, Abian. Can I take Elona for a walk tomorrow? Elona's school holiday tomorrow. I had plans to take her for an afternoon walk after I got home from work. That is if you allow.

Aruna was silent. In fact, he was still not willing if Elona was close to Abian, even though the man was the father of his daughter. For Abian did not remember that he had a little angel when he betrayed him with Ziva. But he remembered Haikal's words at school when they attended Elona's art show, before an incident that left the man unable to walk for some time that could not be determined.

"He just failed to be your husband doesn't mean he failed to be your daughter's father."

Aruna realizes that Elona is not just hers. But Abian's too. And the blood that flowed in Elona's body was also Abian's blood.

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